Table 2.

Teacher Acceptance & Action Questionnaire: 10 items kept in the exploratory factor analysis

Item	Item content	Factor loadings
Q1.35	After a difficult interaction at school, I have a hard time turning my attention back to my teaching responsibilities	.71526
Q1.01	My worries about doing a good job keep me from working effectively.	.64477
Q1.10	My frustrations with teaching make it hard for me to do my job.	.64050
Q1.04	When I’m feeling down at work, I have trouble engaging with others.	.63423
Q1.32	I can’t work effectively when administrators do things to upset me.	.62750
Q1.24	I can stay focused on my role in helping students even when I feel down.	−.62705
Q1.33	When I am distressed by my co-workers I find it hard to do my job.	.62287
Q1.34	I find myself being distracted at school by my worries.	.62148
Q1.16	I sometimes feel very distracted by my negative thoughts about students.	.62127
Q1.03	When I feel frustrated at work, I wonder why I ever went into teaching in the first place.	.61793